Routine Fire Wx Fcst (With/Without 6-10 Day Outlook)
Issued by NWS Buffalo, NY

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Fire Weather Planning Forecast for Western New York
National Weather Service Buffalo NY
733 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

.DISCUSSION...
A cold front will track across the region tonight with more
showers and a few gusty thunderstorms, especially across western
New York this evening. High pressure will move into the region
Thursday and Thursday night. A secondary cold front will bring
scattered showers Friday.

NYZ201-180800-
Lake Ontario Plains-
733 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     70           60           30           80
Precip type                     Tstms      Showers      Showers      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       47           61           43           62
AM Wind (mph)                                 S  9                      S 11
PM Wind (mph)                    E  8         S  9         S  6         S 14
Precip amount                    0.35         0.10         0.01         0.11
Precip duration                     9            4            2            4
Precip begin                     6 PM   Continuing   Continuing         8 AM
Precip end                 Continuing   Continuing         2 AM   Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           63           96           48
Haines Index                        2            2            2            2
LAL                                 4            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         4890                      6040
Transport wind (kt)             SE 20         S 19         S 14        SW 28
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1400        92910            0       169120
Dispersion Index                    1           93            0          169
Remarks...None.

$$

NYZ200-180800-
Southern Tier-
733 PM EDT Wed Apr 17 2024

                              Tonight          Thu    Thu Night          Fri
Cloud cover                     Mcldy        Mcldy        Pcldy        Mcldy
Precip chc (%)                     80           30            0           80
Precip type                     Tstms      Showers         None      Showers
Min/Max Temp                       49           62           45           62
AM Wind (mph)                                SW  6                      S 11
PM Wind (mph)                   SE  8        SW  8      Lgt/Var        SW 14
Precip amount                    0.35         0.02         0.00         0.10
Precip duration                     7            2                         8
Precip begin                     6 PM   Continuing                      8 AM
Precip end                 Continuing         5 PM                Continuing
Max/Min Humidity (%)              100           53           96           51
Haines Index                        2            3            3            3
LAL                                 4            1            1            1
Mixing height (ft-AGL)             70         5630                      5500
Transport wind (kt)             SE 20        SW 15        SW 11         W 24
Vent Rate (kt-ft)                1400        84450            0       132000
Dispersion Index                    1           84            0          132
Remarks...None.

$$

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy with showers likely. Lows around
40.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
upper 40s.
.SUNDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the upper
40s.
.MONDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid
50s.
.TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. A chance of rain showers. Lows in the
upper 30s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the mid 50s.

WIND FRIDAY NIGHT...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND SATURDAY...Southwest around 15 mph.
WIND SUNDAY...West 10 to 15 mph.
WIND MONDAY...Southwest around 10 mph.
WIND TUESDAY...Southeast 5 to 10 mph.
WIND WEDNESDAY...West around 10 mph.

.OUTLOOK 8 TO 14 DAYS...
|* Insert outlook here *|

$$


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